Basic Game Terminology - humor vs fact definition game; slide show (on disc) defining terms
Easter Eggs - Game Maker will allow for hidden cheat codes
AI - Artificial Intelligence, the computer's decision-making; term is left out of the slide show
Postmortem - check out gamasutra.com for good examples of these, read some prior to doing extensive game dev
Turn-based - every player in game has to take turn before next events occur; left out of slide show
Chapter 3 - Galactic Mail
Setting a "center" origin will allow the space ship to land in the proper place.
need to try out the mods
Student Examples on Disc
After playing these, it is clear that instructions are always needed for every game!
Spider Typing - excellent, need to install in lab
Arctic Antics - good low elementary level
Draining Bugs - good math practice
Fractoni's Pizza - too hard to understand
Gotta Match Em All - needs more variety and should get rid of click next card pop up
Multiplier Climber - good game once you figure out how to play it (left click for left number, right click for right number, then press start)
Prime Ape - not bad, but hard to focus on numbers
Nintendo Trivia - text at the bottom is too hard to read
iGramaga - not enough adjectives and it isn't obvious when you're taking damage, plus it is unclear how to damage boss
Super Jungle Trivia - requires too much reading
State of Mind - needs sound and more obvious penalties for clicking incorrect answers
Math Galaxy - not bad
Space Cowboy - takes way too long to load, but it is a pretty good platformer; needs instructions on controls; learning takes place through narration, not through actual gameplay objectives
Chapter 4 - Lazarus
to be continued
Level Design using Unreal3
Unreal is a game engine and comes from Epic Games (Raleigh-area); it is primarily a game engine company, but they do make games also
license for Unreal3 costs $750,000
Unreal Tournament (game) "collector's/special edition" costs less than $100 and comes with an Unreal editor on board and about 20 hours of tutorial video
Torque engine from GarageGames.com is a $100 for engine with license
Animazement is in Durham on Memorial Day weekend - good cosplay for anime fans of all ages
DAY TWO
Basic Game Terminology - humor vs fact definition game; slide show (on disc) defining terms
Chapter 3 - Galactic Mail
Student Examples on Disc
After playing these, it is clear that instructions are always needed for every game!
Chapter 4 - Lazarus
to be continued
Level Design using Unreal3
Animazement is in Durham on Memorial Day weekend - good cosplay for anime fans of all ages